George Kistiakowsky
- Born: November 18, 1900 (Kiev, Russia)
- Died: December 7, 1982
Education
- 1925: DPhil, University of Berlin (Chemistry)
Major Positions
- 1926–1928: Princeton University, International Education Board Fellow in Physical Chemistry
- 1928–1930: Princeton University, Research Associate
- 1930–1937: Harvard University, Assistant to Associate Professor
- 1937–1971: Harvard University, Professor
- 1959–1961: President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), Chair and Science Adviser to the President
- 1971–1982: Harvard University, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry
Other Positions
- 1942–1944: National Defense Research Committee, Chief, Division 8 (Explosives)
- 1944–1944: Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Laboratory, Deputy Leader for the Implosion Program, Ordnance and Engineering Division
- 1944–1945: Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Laboratory, Leader, Explosives Division
- 1947–1950: Harvard University, Chair, Department of Chemistry
- 1957–1963: President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), Member
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1941–1941: Member, Advisory Committee on Uranium Research, National Academy of Sciences
- 1962–1965: Chair, Committee on Science and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences
- 1965–1973: Vice President, National Academy of Sciences
- 1977–1982: Chair, Council for a Livable World
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Harvard University Archives, Pusey Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
George B. Kistiakowsky, A Scientist in the White House: The Private Diary of President Eisenhower's Special Assistant for Science and Technology (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1976)
